Now I wonder where Houston is!?!? ONLY 21ST!!! MAN, THAT IS SAD!! DALLAS IS RANKED NUMBER 5!! Here's the full list, but it is a disappointment that Houston is ranked so far down, but I believe it.... The only good thing out of this list is Houston moved up 3 spots from last year, but it still sucks. Great teams in a city that doesn't show itself as a sports town.... 1. Anaheim-Los Angeles - http://www.sportingnews.com/bestsportscities2003/ 2. New York-Long Island-New Jersey Go ahead, New Yorkers, make your Jersey jokes, but if not for the Devils and Nets ... 3. Oakland-San Francisco-San Jose A Super Bowl team and a World Series team but, alas, no champions. 4. Philadelphia Say what you will about Phill fans, but they turn out ... in droves, and the teams weren't so bad this year, either. 5. Dallas-Fort Worth News flash: The Metroplex has become a winter sports hub. 6. Boston The slide from numero uno was paved by the city's pro teams taking a step backward. 7. Minneapolis-St. Paul A strong showing from the Wild offsets the Vikings' belly flop. 8. Tampa-St. Petersburg The Bucs were the crown jewel in a surprisingly good year. 9. Detroit Just think what Motown could accomplish if its NFL and baseball teams were competitive. 10. Denver Boulder gives the city ranking a lift, as the Nuggets continued to wander in the wilderness. Rank, City 11. Phoenix 12. Atlanta 13. Miami-Fort Lauderdale 14. Baltimore-Washington 15. Chicago 16. St. Louis 17. Indianapolis 18. Pittsburgh 19. New Orleans 20. Seattle 21. Houston 22. Columbus 23. Nashville 24. Salt Lake City 25. San Antonio 26. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 27. Cleveland 28. San Diego 29. Toronto 30. Milwaukee 31. Cincinnati 32. Orlando 33. Ottawa 34. Green Bay 35. Sacramento 36. Charlotte 37. Vancouver 38. Austin, Texas 39. Portland 40. Oklahoma City-Norman 41. Montreal 42. Buffalo 43. Edmonton 44. Athens, Ga. 45. Kansas City 46. Memphis 47. College Park, Md. 48. Jacksonville 49. South Bend, Ind. 50. Calgary 51. Auburn, Ala. 52. Tallahassee, Fla. 53. Iowa City, Iowa 54. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 55. Baton Rouge, La. 56. Manhattan, Kan. 57. Madison, Wis. 58. Gainesville, Fla. 59. Lubbock, Texas 60. West Lafayette, Ind. 61. Knoxville, Tenn. 62. Lexington, Ky. 63. Syracuse, N.Y. 64. Storrs, Conn. 65. Stillwater, Okla. 66. Tucson, Ariz. 67. Charlottesville, Va. 68. Winston-Salem, N.C. 69. Champaign, Ill. 70. Louisville, Ky. 71. Columbia, Mo. 72. Eugene, Ore. 73. Pullman, Wash. 74. Blacksburg, Va. 75. East Lansing, Mich. 76. Morgantown, W.Va. 77. Ames, Iowa 78. State College, Pa. 79. Fayetteville, Ark. 80. Fort Collins, Colo. 81. Boise, Idaho 82. Oxford, Miss. 83. Tulsa, Okla. 84. Lawrence, Kan. 85. Corvallis, Ore. 86. Clemson, S.C. 87. Starkville, Miss. 88. College Station, Texas 89. Fresno, Calif. 90. Columbia, S.C. 91. Lincoln, Neb. 92. Bloomington, Ind. 93. Honolulu 94. Toledo, Ohio 95. De Kalb, Ill. 96. Huntington, W.Va. 97. Las Vegas 98. Oxford, Ohio 99. Colorado Springs, Colo. 100. Bowling Green, Ohio 101. Las Cruces, N.M. 102. Kalamazoo, Mich. 103. Birmingham, Ala. 104. Hattiesburg, Miss. 105. Albuquerque, N.M. 106. Reno, Nev. 107. Mount Pleasant, Mich. 108. Logan, Utah 109. Lafayette, La. 110. Dayton, Ohio 111. Muncie, Ind. 112. Laramie, Wyo. 113. Denton, Texas 114. Greenville, N.C. 115. Providence, R.I. 116. Waco, Texas 117. Kent, Ohio 118. Ruston, La. 119. Richmond, Va. 120. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 121. Athens, Ohio 122. East Brunswick, N.J. 123. Spokane, Wash. 124. Akron, Ohio 125. Charleston, S.C. 126. Jonesboro, Ark. 127. Moscow, Idaho 128. Monroe, La. 129. Annapolis, Md. 130. El Paso, Texas 131. West Point, N.Y. 132. Omaha, Neb. 133. Charleston, Ill. 134. Ogden, Utah 135. Wilmington, N.C. 136. Carbondale, Ill. 137. Albany, N.Y. 138. Worcester, Mass. 139. Bowling Green, Ky. 140. Troy, Ala. 141. Clarksville, Tenn. 142. Valparaiso, Ind. 143. Chattanooga, Tenn. 144. Beaumont, Texas 145. Cheney, Wash. 146. Wichita, Kan. 147. Johnson City, Tenn. 148. Olean, N.Y. 149. Kingston, R.I. 150. Springfield, Mo. 151. Santa Barbara, Calif. 152. Mobile, Ala. 153. Huntsville, Texas 154. Norfolk, Va. 155. Irvine, Calif. 156. Murray, Ky. 157. Cookeville, Tenn. 158. Morehead, Ky. 159. Fairfield, Conn. 160. Macon, Ga. 161. Davidson, N.C. 162. Princeton, N.J. 163. Moraga, Calif. 164. Peoria, Ill. 165. Boone, N.C. 166. New Haven, Conn. 167. Stockton, Calif. 168. Nacogdoches, Texas 169. Burlington, Vt. 170. Little Rock, Ark. 171. Evansville, Ind. 172. Niagara, N.Y. 173. Newark, Del. 174. Jacksonville, Ala. 175. Flagstaff, Ariz. 176. San Luis Obispo, Calif. 177. Hartford, Conn. 178. Pocatello, Idaho 179. Spartanburg, S.C. 180. Cedar Falls, Iowa 181. San Marcos, Texas 182. Missoula, Mont. 183. Rock Hill, S.C. 184. Amherst, Mass. 185. Orangeburg, S.C. 186. Binghamton, N.Y. 187. Greenville, S.C. 188. Asheville, N.C. 189. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 190. Martin, Tenn. 191. Statesboro, Ga. 192. Lake Charles, La. 193. Des Moines, Iowa 194. Bozeman, Mont. 195. Dover, Del. 196. Orono, Maine 197. Normal, Ill. 198. Bethlehem, Pa. 199. Shreveport, La. 200. Hamden, Conn. 201. Harrisonburg, Va. 202. New Britain, Conn. 203. Lawrenceville, N.J. 204. Hampton, Va. 205. West Long Branch, N.J. 206. Lewisburg, Pa. 207. Prairie View, Texas 208. Terre Haute, Ind. 209. Hamilton, N.Y. 210. Cape Girardeau, Mo. 211. Loretto, Pa. 212. Williamsburg, Va. 213. Youngstown, Ohio 214. Easton, Pa. 215. Conway, S.C. 216. Jersey City, N.J. 217. Corpus Christi, Texas 218. Greensboro, N.C. 219. Fort Wayne, Ind. 220. Itta Bena, Miss. 221. Daytona Beach, Fla. 222. Cedar Ridge, Utah 223. Hammond, La. 224. Lynchburg, Va. 225. Montgomery, Ala. 226. Hempstead, N.Y. 227. Stony Brook, N.Y. 228. Teaneck, N.J. 229. Elon, N.C. 230. Martinsville, Va. 231. Richmond, Ky. 232. Cullowhee, N.C. 233. Lexington, Va. 234. Lorman, Miss. 235. Bristol, Tenn. 236. Boca Raton, Fla. 237. Augusta, Ga. 238. Ithaca, N.Y. 239. Jackson, Miss. 240. Hanover, N.H. 241. Coraopolis, Pa. 242. Macomb, Ill. 243. Darlington, S.C. 244. Long Pond, Pa. 245. Loudon, N.H. 246. Rockingham, N.C. 247. Talladega, Ala. 248. Rochester, N.Y. 249. Emmitsburg, Md. 250. Radford, Va. 251. High Point, N.C. 252. Huntsville, Ala. 253. Grambling, La. 254. DeLand, Fla. 255. Natchitoches, La. 256. Edinburg, Texas 257. Durham, N.H. 258. Boiling Springs, N.C. 259. Fort Myers, Fla. 260. Sonoma, Calif. 261. Watkins Glen, N.Y. 262. Jupiter, Fla. 263. Buies Creek, N.C. 264. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 265. Thibodaux, La. 266. Towson, Md. 267. Tacoma, Wash. 268. Clearwater, Fla. 269. Dunedin, Fla. 270. Hilton Head Island, S.C. 271. Melbourne, Fla. 272. La Quinta, Calif. 273. Lakeland, Fla. 274. Monterey, Calif. 275. Pawtucket, R.I. 276. Port St. Lucie, Fla. 277. Portland, Maine 278. Bourbonnais, Ill. 279. Sarasota, Fla. 280. Vero Beach, Fla. 281. Princess Anne, Md. 282. Altoona, Pa. 283. Bowie, Md. 284. Williamsport, Pa. 285. Bradenton, Fla. 286. Columbus, Ga. 287. Erie, Pa. 288. Georgetown, Ky. 289. Harrisburg, Pa. 290. Jackson, Tenn. 291. Kissimmee, Fla. 292. Kodak, Tenn. 293. Latrobe, Pa. 294. Lowell, Mass. 295. Mankato, Minn. 296. Midland, Texas 297. Hamilton, Ontario 298. Napa, Calif. 299. Norwich, Conn. 300. Reading, Pa. 301. River Falls, Wis. 302. West De Pere, Wis. 303. Savannah, Ga. 304. Trenton, N.J. 305. Westminster, Md. 306. Winter Haven, Fla. 307. Zebulon, N.C. 308. Pine Bluff, Ark. 309. Oneonta, N.Y. 310. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 311. Auburn, N.Y. 312. Niles, Ohio 313. Hickory, N.C. 314. Comstock Park, Mich. 315. Great Falls, Mont. 316. Bluefield, W.Va. 317. Modesto, Calif. 318. Salem, Va. 319. Battle Creek, Mich. 320. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 321. Kinston, N.C. 322. Augusta, N.J. 323. Bakersfield, Calif. 324. Lansing, Mich. 325. Salisbury, Md. 326. Salem, Ore. 327. Visalia, Calif. 328. San Bernardino, Calif. 329. Charleston, W.Va. 330. Aberdeen, Md. 331. Burlington, Iowa 332. Everett, Wash. 333. Adelanto, Calif. 334. Lancaster, Calif. 335. Batavia, N.Y. 336. Lake Elsinore, Calif. 337. Jamestown, N.Y. 338. Davenport, Iowa 339. Appleton, Wis. 340. Geneva, Ill. 341. Winooski, Vt. 342. Hagerstown, Md. 343. Lakewood, N.J. 344. Burlington, N.C. 345. Beloit, Wis. 346. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 347. Frederick, Md. 348. Troy, N.Y. 349. Yakima, Wash. 350. Princeton, W.Va. 351. Bridgeport, Conn. 352. Clinton, Iowa 353. Fayetteville, N.C. 354. Hershey, Pa. 355. Kannapolis, N.C. 356. Manchester, N.H. 357. Pasco, Wash. 358. Saint John, New Brunswick 359. Springfield, Mass. 360. St. John's, Newfoundland 361. Winnipeg, Manitoba 362. Port Charlotte, Fla. 363. Roanoke, Va. What do you guys think of this?!?
They do this silly survey every year, based on a bunch of strange factors that don't seem to make much sense.
Dallas was ranked the best NBA city or something recently in something I read online. Houston has sucked as a sports town unless there's a winning team.
I love how Anaheim-LA came out #1. Great sports fans out there...showing up during the 3rd inning of a ballgame and leaving after the 7th inning stretch. What a joke!
Hey bastid. I'd rather take some pride in Houston if they were dead friggin' last than bask in anything even remotely postive in this wasteland. 11 days.
I read this article in my issue of TSN this morning while working out. It's the dumbest thing I've ever read. They readily admit that the New York / New Jersey area has just as many credentials to take 1st place, but that New York alone would be nothing without Rutherford, N.J. Yet the Anaheim / L.A. market wins even though without the champion Angels, the market would be a lost cause. And how about only a passing mention to the fact that the area lacks an NFL franchise! And they use the Clippers as a good example for the city's rating! And since when did a combination of cities equal a city? Why can't we just be Houston / Dallas / San Antonio and win 1st place?
Houston is a good sports it's just there are SO MANY transplants here that they all root for there hometown teams and not Houston's.
Jim Rome was on this last week, talking about how they combined Anaheim and L.A. and how the two towns couldn't be anymore different. What a joke list?
The only thing Dallas has going for sports is this show called the TICKET, its a 24/7/365 radio sports show and the guys on there are really funny sometimes. Other than that, this town is deader than your dead mother when it comes to sports. BOO, this city sucks. Somebody nuke it please.
silly magazine polls... next thing will be some magazine saying Houston is the fattest city in the U.S....
totally agreed...makes absolutely no sense... by the way...ask SoCal resident, Jim Rome, if he thinks LA is a good sports town...he'd laugh at you.
flip that around...remember Dallas in the mid-90s?? i sure do!!! i was up there...and there wasn't a Maverick fan to be found...the team freaking sucked...the fans had no reason to show. i never once...not once!!...saw Mavs gear...unless i actually went to a Mavs game. truth be told...very few cities support their teams, win or lose. pro sports is ultimately entertainment. asking people to spend $50/ticket to watch a team that never wins is a hard sell.
You just about lost all credibility when you said the TICKET was any good. Dallas sports talk sucks. The only time it's any good is when they go to national broadcasts as opposed to the local garbage with the random shock or sexist comment to attract the Neandertal element.
Quite honestly Dr. Dunk I only listen to the Rant on Saturday mornings; other than that my saying it was good was based upon the fact that a lot of people up here listen to it, its sort of this town's ClutchBBS.
